More from Dressage at Devon

Some more photos from my day at Dressage at Devon. 

Lot's of beautiful young horses to look at. 

These young guys are almost as exciting to watch as the grand prix jumpers. 

You never know what they will do.

Maybe this one thought he would get extra points for demonstrating his jumping ability.

I have never heard "LOOSE HORSE" so often at a show.

Looks like the filly on the other side of the fence is making fun of this young colts mane:) 

I thought it looked beautiful.

No performance classes today but I did see this beautiful horse being exercised. 

I see a future painting in this shot...

Can't wait to go back on Saturday or Sunday!

Friesians at Devon

I had a fabulous time today at Dressage at Devon. Here are a few of the young Friesians I saw. I think most, if not all, were owned by Iron Spring Farm. Such amazingly beautiful creatures, true works of art.

Everywhere you looked there were pumpkins, mums and little bits of Halloween. 

And my paintings looked wonderful in the Caracol Jewelry booth!

New Paintings

I will be hanging several of my paintings in the Caracol Jewelry booth at Dressage at Devon this week. Here's a peek at three of them. I wanted to create some very simple pieces that let the horses stand out and won't take away from the beautiful jewelry. 

I haven't been to DAD in ages. Probably 10 years or more. I didn't even have a digital camera then, only my old Pentax k1000. I had to scan the below photo in of JB Andrew. I was so excited to see that horse. I even have his Breyer model. I was sad to read that Andy died this year. He was a beautiful black mustang, broken by prison inmates (JB stands for Jail Bird) and ridden to dressage fame by Kelly Boyd. I love how you can see his BLM brand. 

Just open your wings and fly!

Zoe and I have been witnessing one of natures most amazing transformations the last few weeks. 

Right before Hurricane Irene I found some caterpillars munching on rue in the garden. We brought two in to see what would happen.

You can see two different stages of caterpillar in this photo. The tiny dark brown and orange one is a baby. The more they eat the bigger they get, shed their skin and turn green and black.

After eating for a few days they made a chrysalis. 

Fast forward about 10 days and they emerged from their cocoons today as beautiful 

Eastern Black Swallowtails. 

First the wings were damp and crinkled.

Then they pumped them and let them dry out.

It was amazing how fast they went from chrysalis to beautiful butterfly!

"If we did all the things we are capable of

we would astound ourselves."

~Thomas Edison

I've started painting for Halloween and this is my first piece, a ghostly Gypsy Vanner (sold).

To save on listing fees, I will be offering ALL pieces on my Face Book page first. 

If they don't sell, I will move them to Etsy or Ebay.

Circle Game

We had a fabulous day at Hershey Park. 

Can you tell that the Philadelphia Toboggan Company #47 classic from 1919 has me spell bound as soon as we enter the park?   You can really appreciate the artistry that went into this ride. And to sound old

 fashioned, they just don't make 'em like they used to. 

Zoe has tamed her wild steed.

And the seasons they go round and round
And the painted ponies go up and down
We're captive on the carousel of time
We can't return we can only look
Behind from where we came
And go round and round and round
In the circle game